Bishop of Hereford
Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda St Valery. He was the grandson of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford, and Bernard Saint Valery. It is believed his birth was shortly after 1170.
Giles was elected as Bishop of Hereford, consecrated on 24 September 1200 at Westminster. He owed his election to his father's position with the king, and continued to receive gifts and grants from the king for the next four years. Giles was given custody of Bishop's Castle in Shropsire, and responsible for the building of the tower of Brecon Cathedral, being depicted in a window in the north aisle. He may also have then been responsible for the building of the tower of Hereford Cathedral as his alabaster effigy is there, holding a tower on his chest.
Surviving documents reveal Giles as having a good knowledge of canon law, and he was often employed as a judge-delegate, also involved in the politics of the border lands.
In late 1206 John appointed a new sheriff of Herefordshire, who appears to have put pressure on both Braoses, father and son. Giles may have been a hostage for his father's behavior in April and May 1208, before escaping and going into exile in France in late May 1208. While he was in exile, he joined a group of other English exiles that were trying to get aid from King Philip II of France against John. Giles' mother and elder brother were starved to death in 1210 on John's orders, and this probably increased Giles' distrust and dislike of John. Giles aided Llywelyn ab Iorwerth's efforts to make an alliance with King Philip, which bore fruit in 1212.
Giles was able to return to England in 1213, where he at first was on good terms with John, who restored some lands to him. The bishop, however, was concerned that the lands of his nephews, the sons of his elder brother William, were not returned to them, and in May 1214 efforts to find a compromise with the king failed. John then confiscated some of the bishop's lands and granted them to another. This led Giles to join the barons opposing John, and in conjunction with the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Great, to raze Hugh de Mortimer's castle at Wigmore, Herefordshire. Hugh was the lone marcher baron to side with John. In October 1214, the marcher lords and John were reconciled, and Giles rejoined the royal court. After Llywelyn's revolt in May 1215, Giles and his brother Reginald de Braose seized their ancestral lands and the bishop himself took a number of the castles. In October 1215, Giles was reconciled with the king, and paid a fine of 9000 marks to assure his possessions.
It appears that in 1215, Giles had custody of his father's lands, along with his nephew John, as in March of that year a fine was recorded against Giles for the custody of the estates, and on 10 May 1215 a writ was issued allowing Giles to have the case judged. However, while Giles returned to the king's faction by autumn of 1215, Reginald did not.
Giles died 17 November 1215 at Worcester and is buried in Hereford Cathedral.
This bio includes excerpts from Wikipedia.
Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda St Valery. He was the grandson of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford, and Bernard Saint Valery. It is believed his birth was shortly after 1170.
Giles was elected as Bishop of Hereford, consecrated on 24 September 1200 at Westminster. He owed his election to his father's position with the king, and continued to receive gifts and grants from the king for the next four years. Giles was given custody of Bishop's Castle in Shropsire, and responsible for the building of the tower of Brecon Cathedral, being depicted in a window in the north aisle. He may also have then been responsible for the building of the tower of Hereford Cathedral as his alabaster effigy is there, holding a tower on his chest.
Surviving documents reveal Giles as having a good knowledge of canon law, and he was often employed as a judge-delegate, also involved in the politics of the border lands.
In late 1206 John appointed a new sheriff of Herefordshire, who appears to have put pressure on both Braoses, father and son. Giles may have been a hostage for his father's behavior in April and May 1208, before escaping and going into exile in France in late May 1208. While he was in exile, he joined a group of other English exiles that were trying to get aid from King Philip II of France against John. Giles' mother and elder brother were starved to death in 1210 on John's orders, and this probably increased Giles' distrust and dislike of John. Giles aided Llywelyn ab Iorwerth's efforts to make an alliance with King Philip, which bore fruit in 1212.
Giles was able to return to England in 1213, where he at first was on good terms with John, who restored some lands to him. The bishop, however, was concerned that the lands of his nephews, the sons of his elder brother William, were not returned to them, and in May 1214 efforts to find a compromise with the king failed. John then confiscated some of the bishop's lands and granted them to another. This led Giles to join the barons opposing John, and in conjunction with the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Great, to raze Hugh de Mortimer's castle at Wigmore, Herefordshire. Hugh was the lone marcher baron to side with John. In October 1214, the marcher lords and John were reconciled, and Giles rejoined the royal court. After Llywelyn's revolt in May 1215, Giles and his brother Reginald de Braose seized their ancestral lands and the bishop himself took a number of the castles. In October 1215, Giles was reconciled with the king, and paid a fine of 9000 marks to assure his possessions.
It appears that in 1215, Giles had custody of his father's lands, along with his nephew John, as in March of that year a fine was recorded against Giles for the custody of the estates, and on 10 May 1215 a writ was issued allowing Giles to have the case judged. However, while Giles returned to the king's faction by autumn of 1215, Reginald did not.
Giles died 17 November 1215 at Worcester and is buried in Hereford Cathedral.
This bio includes excerpts from Wikipedia.
Bishop of Hereford
Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda St Valery. He was the grandson of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford, and Bernard Saint Valery. It is believed his birth was shortly after 1170.
Giles was elected as Bishop of Hereford, consecrated on 24 September 1200 at Westminster. He owed his election to his father's position with the king, and continued to receive gifts and grants from the king for the next four years. Giles was given custody of Bishop's Castle in Shropsire, and responsible for the building of the tower of Brecon Cathedral, being depicted in a window in the north aisle. He may also have then been responsible for the building of the tower of Hereford Cathedral as his alabaster effigy is there, holding a tower on his chest.
Surviving documents reveal Giles as having a good knowledge of canon law, and he was often employed as a judge-delegate, also involved in the politics of the border lands.
In late 1206 John appointed a new sheriff of Herefordshire, who appears to have put pressure on both Braoses, father and son. Giles may have been a hostage for his father's behavior in April and May 1208, before escaping and going into exile in France in late May 1208. While he was in exile, he joined a group of other English exiles that were trying to get aid from King Philip II of France against John. Giles' mother and elder brother were starved to death in 1210 on John's orders, and this probably increased Giles' distrust and dislike of John. Giles aided Llywelyn ab Iorwerth's efforts to make an alliance with King Philip, which bore fruit in 1212.
Giles was able to return to England in 1213, where he at first was on good terms with John, who restored some lands to him. The bishop, however, was concerned that the lands of his nephews, the sons of his elder brother William, were not returned to them, and in May 1214 efforts to find a compromise with the king failed. John then confiscated some of the bishop's lands and granted them to another. This led Giles to join the barons opposing John, and in conjunction with the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Great, to raze Hugh de Mortimer's castle at Wigmore, Herefordshire. Hugh was the lone marcher baron to side with John. In October 1214, the marcher lords and John were reconciled, and Giles rejoined the royal court. After Llywelyn's revolt in May 1215, Giles and his brother Reginald de Braose seized their ancestral lands and the bishop himself took a number of the castles. In October 1215, Giles was reconciled with the king, and paid a fine of 9000 marks to assure his possessions.
It appears that in 1215, Giles had custody of his father's lands, along with his nephew John, as in March of that year a fine was recorded against Giles for the custody of the estates, and on 10 May 1215 a writ was issued allowing Giles to have the case judged. However, while Giles returned to the king's faction by autumn of 1215, Reginald did not.
Giles died 17 November 1215 at Worcester and is buried in Hereford Cathedral.
This bio includes excerpts from Wikipedia.
Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda St Valery. He was the grandson of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford, and Bernard Saint Valery. It is believed his birth was shortly after 1170.
Giles was elected as Bishop of Hereford, consecrated on 24 September 1200 at Westminster. He owed his election to his father's position with the king, and continued to receive gifts and grants from the king for the next four years. Giles was given custody of Bishop's Castle in Shropsire, and responsible for the building of the tower of Brecon Cathedral, being depicted in a window in the north aisle. He may also have then been responsible for the building of the tower of Hereford Cathedral as his alabaster effigy is there, holding a tower on his chest.
Surviving documents reveal Giles as having a good knowledge of canon law, and he was often employed as a judge-delegate, also involved in the politics of the border lands.
In late 1206 John appointed a new sheriff of Herefordshire, who appears to have put pressure on both Braoses, father and son. Giles may have been a hostage for his father's behavior in April and May 1208, before escaping and going into exile in France in late May 1208. While he was in exile, he joined a group of other English exiles that were trying to get aid from King Philip II of France against John. Giles' mother and elder brother were starved to death in 1210 on John's orders, and this probably increased Giles' distrust and dislike of John. Giles aided Llywelyn ab Iorwerth's efforts to make an alliance with King Philip, which bore fruit in 1212.
Giles was able to return to England in 1213, where he at first was on good terms with John, who restored some lands to him. The bishop, however, was concerned that the lands of his nephews, the sons of his elder brother William, were not returned to them, and in May 1214 efforts to find a compromise with the king failed. John then confiscated some of the bishop's lands and granted them to another. This led Giles to join the barons opposing John, and in conjunction with the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Great, to raze Hugh de Mortimer's castle at Wigmore, Herefordshire. Hugh was the lone marcher baron to side with John. In October 1214, the marcher lords and John were reconciled, and Giles rejoined the royal court. After Llywelyn's revolt in May 1215, Giles and his brother Reginald de Braose seized their ancestral lands and the bishop himself took a number of the castles. In October 1215, Giles was reconciled with the king, and paid a fine of 9000 marks to assure his possessions.
It appears that in 1215, Giles had custody of his father's lands, along with his nephew John, as in March of that year a fine was recorded against Giles for the custody of the estates, and on 10 May 1215 a writ was issued allowing Giles to have the case judged. However, while Giles returned to the king's faction by autumn of 1215, Reginald did not.
Giles died 17 November 1215 at Worcester and is buried in Hereford Cathedral.
This bio includes excerpts from Wikipedia.
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